Jono's KLZE Project - Turbo Build Begins

It only had 2 owners before me, both of them took very good care of it!

There is no evidence of a respray, and some of the car was starting to fade when I got it, so I gave it a good T-Cutting and that made a BIG difference!!

On another note: Insurance

If anyone is thinking of doing the swap or even as far as I plan with a Turbo, I highly recommend speaking to Adrian Flux for insurance.

They quoted me half what I payed last year with my old insurer, plus the company they put me with allow any mod, and only charge you £25 a time if you declare, so for me it will be: Standard - KLZE - Turbo, it will cost me the £50 + any change to premium, which is only about £200 with the ZE & Turbo!!!

As I am a young driver this makes a massive difference to how much I fork out each year - Well Pleased! :D

When you say young driver, what do you mean?
I'm 22, 3 points on my license, live in a very low crime rate area and my insurance cover won't let me change anything performance wise.
how old are you, if you don't mind me asking?

I'm already with Adrian Flux (am 23, one month away from first NCB) and they've been really good so far, best quote by far, but I was skeptical about the engine change.

I was kind of considering not telling them as I anticipated it going up by about 600, but if you're saying it's only 200ish extra with ZE and a turbo, then I'll definitely declare it.

They're not so good with non-sporty cars though. When I crashed my MX-3 I got a little diesel 205 as a run around in the meantime, and changing the policy from the MX-3 V6 (paid upfront) and when I changed the policy over to the 205 with about 6 months left, I only got £150 back. Bloody rip-off considering I'd paid 1700 for the policy.

So yeah conclusion; Adrian Flux are spot on for modded motors, but shit for regular runarounds.

Get it, 5 Bhp extra due to less rotational friction from underdriving auxilliarys…You will need a shorter belt for the Power steering and Alternator from Halfords but for a cost of £50 for it all its a sweet mod...

Also try and stretch for a Fidenza flywheel, they aint cheap but if you want rapid accel its a little help!